Folder Action Dispatcher
Folder Actions Dispatcher sits in memory, and grows and grows until it consumes over 2 GB. It will typically ask for as much as 50% of the CPU as well. Then it usually crashes, but not before consuming the RAM that should be available for other applications.
I did some sleuthing, and found a com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist file in the ~Library/Launch Agents folder. Something is changing it very frequently.
Inside, the file contains the following script:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.apple.FolderActions.folders</string>
<key>Program</key>
<string>/usr/bin/osascript</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>osascript</string>
<string>-e</string>
<string>tell application "Folder Actions Dispatcher" to tick</string>
</array>
<key>WatchPaths</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
I conclude that some application somewhere is causing AppleScript to watch /Applications for changes, for some reason. I don't knowwhy this would cause Folder Actions Dispatcher to grow and grow as it does.
Questions:
- is there a way to find the "author" or "owner" (a program) of the script and stop it?
- I cannot delete the file -- are there innocuous changes to it that might cause it to stop behaving this way?
thank you
Mac Pro
